Ciarra Cook
Instructor Hem Paudel
English 102-59
2 February 2015
Effective Writing in Nursing
My name is Ciarra Cook and my career
interest is the Science of Nursing. I am currently a freshmen at the University
of Louisville who is studying to become a Registered Nurse. To gather up information
for this report I interviewed one person, Rachel Prater, and observed nurses
that work very hard on a daily basis at the place in which I work. Since
nursing is such a very broad field to study that can take you through many
forms of writing, I will be mostly focusing on upper level of nursing, which is
the beginning of your career, pediatric
care, administrative nursing, and nursing being taught by professors . Nursing
is a very beneficial field of study that helps society as a whole. Also,
without knowing correct usage of words and vocabulary, many of duties done by
nurses could be done incorrectly.
The first person I interviewed. Rachel Prater,
she is very much so closer to becoming a nurse then I am. When I asked Rachel how
she uses writing effectively for nursing she said,
A
big part of the nursing program is to be able to write about clinical
situations. One Example of this is in my anatomy lab class where we have to
read patient connection articles about clinical situations and findings. We then
have to answer questions that are related to the article content, so I have
learned to change my writing style to include more medical terms when I am
writing about various nursing topics.
Rachel’s
answer relates supports my argument because not only does writing effectively
increases her medical terminology, but also strengthens her usage of them in
forms of writing for clinical. I then asked Rachel on her opinion if she
believes that writing correctly can help her become a better nurse in the
future. “I definitely feel like writing correctly can allow me to become a
better nurse in the future.” Said Rachel Prater. This quote that was said by
Rachel gives me the inside thoughts of a upper level and supports the outlook
that correct writing can make an individual better at their job.
Misunderstandings or words or spelling of words can lead to lethal results or
cause a patient much harm.
I am a CGA (care giver assistant) at
The Kidz Club, which is a daycare for kids with disabilities of many kinds. I
work with many nurses who in fact do plenty of writing on a daily basis. There
are many forms that need to be filled out on a regular and timed basis so that
each child is taken care of properly. When a child first arrives, their
temperatures and O2 levels are taken and written down. Each child is thoroughly
assessed for any types of bruises, scratches, rashes, etc. Everything that is
seen is documented and filed so that if the parent is in need for any information
it is all in their child’s folder. Each child at The Kidz Club is on some sort
of medicine, and each day the nurse in charge of the room uses their time to go
through each kid one by one and give that certain child their medication and
then the nurse writes down the times that it was given. Also, at meal times,
whatever percentage of food a child eats while being at the Kidz Club is
written down on sheets so that the correct nutrition is given to those who have
certain dietary needs. Nurses at TKC also have to feel out incident reports if
a child has a accident. Lastly, TKC is all about growth and development for
these children, many of the children there are given weekly goals, these goals
are determined to be succeeded with the help of the nurses, and when that child
comes to or actually reaching their goals, then it is documented by the nurses.
Although most essay-like writing in
nursing is mostly found in their years of being a student, nurses have to write
appropriately and correctly in their work life in order to successfully establish
correct ways of treating patients. In, The
Importance of Good Writing Skills in the Field of Nursing, Leyla Norman
states, “Clear written communication is vital for the care of as well as for
research and staff supervision.” This relates to my argument because what she
has said directly supports my belief that writing in the Science of Nursing has
a massive effect on a patient’s outcome. Secondly, many nurses have a
leadership role in being in administration. Many head nurses has plenty of
paperwork to feel out and must be very aware of how to correctly fill out
patient’s form and getting them the care they need.
In conclusion, I have looked at many
different parts of a nurse’s life and have only come to conclude that nurses
who can write correctly can cause better outcomes in a patience life and avoid
bad outcomes such as lawsuits and injuring a patient. Writing effectively can
help a nurse with their medical terminology and can also help their career. Filling
out assessments, paperwork, medication logs, etc can help a patient to a faster
recovery!
